Optic nerve hypoplasia in cholestatic infants: A multiple case study

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 130-137

  Fahnehjelm, Kristina Teär ^a   Fischler, Björn ^a   Jacobson, Lena ^b   Nemeth, Antal ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Tomteboda Resource Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Neonatal cholestasis; Nystagmus; Optic nerve hypoplasia; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GANCICLOVIR; GROWTH HORMONE; PROTIRELIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; CHOLESTASIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC TISSUE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; LIVER EXAMINATION; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEURORADIOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEPTOOPTIC DYSPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BLINDNESS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHOLESTASIS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; EYE ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; SEPTO-OPTIC DYSPLASIA; VISION; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0038634953     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2003.00038.x     Document Type: Article

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